The South western news., 1887-08-31
MORE ABOUT VOOLFOLK.
Evidence Going to Prove he Con-
templated His Deeds Many
Weeks.

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Mr.. Birch Horn, OF Crawford
county, was in Macon Wednesday.
lie relates an accident that, taken
IN relation with all the other cir,
cumstances in the Voolfolk massa-
Gre, strongly points to Tom Woo,
folk as the guilty man, and also
he had been contemplating the
deed for about six weeks.
MIR. Horn some time ago had
bought an engine from Mr.. R L
Voolfolk for which he paid all OF
a part in notes. The last of June
Mr. Horn learned that Mr.. Wool-
folk regretted the trade, and want
ed the engine back. Mr.. Horn
told his Informant, who was Mr..
Woollolk's attorney, that he was
willing to annul the sale, and to
pay Mr.. Voolfolk rent for the en-
CINE. EARLY in July Mr.. Horn
got on his horse and rode over to
Mr.. Woolfolk's When short
distance from the house he met
young Tom Voolfolk. lie asked
Tom if his father was at home.
Tom said his father was at home,
but he could not say whether he
was at the house, at the stables or
ont in the fields Then Tom said:
You want to see him about
those notes ?
Although Mr.. Horn did p6t
know th't Tom knew anything
about the notes. he lfoplied::
Yes
Tom responded: you need
not be in any hurry about paying
them, You'll have to pay them to
me anyhow
/ How 50? saidMr. Torn.
'That'abesf known to myself, :
was Toms answer.
/ Mr., Horn thinking it MAS all
right tnrnol his horse and return
Cd home. lie noverthought any
thing more about tie matter until
he heard Of the murder of the fami-
II, and .!sen Toms remarks flash
ed aero his mind: and instantly
he saw in them reason TO suspect
Tom OF the murder.
A meeting of the County Cons
missioners was held yesterday to
take steps toward securing a por.
ton of the Voolfolk property to
dofray the expenses of The p csc,
cs.ion of Tom Woo!foH;, A levy
will be made at once.
Wednesdays Mr.. Davis came
from Hazards district and report
ed some facts concerning the Wool
folk tradgedy that caused a sensa>
ton. His report IS that Rev. Mr..
Cox, a young Baptist minister who
serves Midway church, was to
have spent the Friday night with
Capt. Voolfolk. On account of
various delays he never reached
the place till about midnight or a
little later. Another young man
was with him, and as they drove
UP a man driving a gray horse
came away from Woolfolk's and
whistlel as though for a pracon-
carted signal with some one else.
The minister and his friend drove
on to another place and spent the
night. Had they stopped there
the tragedy might never have &C.
cured. A man driving a gray
horse was also seen, according to
the report, by ten -year-old girl,
the daughter of a prominent plan
ter, during the same evening, in
the woods in the Voolfolk neigh
borhood. Few people have believ-
ed there was an accomplice, but
developments are awaited with
anxiety. It is said the man with
the gray horse disappeared that
night. and has not been seen nor
heard of since.
TIE PRISONER MAD WITH HIS Law.
YER.
From the Atlanta, Ga, journal. I
Mr.. Frank r. Walker, Wool
folks attorney, called at the coun-
ty Jail this morning and was met
with cold reception. As soon as
he saw his attorney the prisoner
exclaimed.
what do you mean by going
around town telling everybody
that | am crazy? I've got more
sense than you have right now
well, I believe you are crazy,
said Mr.. Walker.